March 29, 2023 12pm – 1pm ET | 9am – 10am PT On Wednesday, March 29th, 12pm ET, on the 27th episode of A Girl Like Me LIVE, Ciarra "Ci Ci" Covin was joined by community advisory board member Kim Canady to discuss the topic of HIV, women, and sexual pleasure.
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